Joseph Maloney went to work for the Panhandle Lumber Company at Spirit Lake, ID in 1915. He later served as superintendent. In 1936 he supervised a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at McGee Ranger Station, ID. He became district manager of the Spokane office of the War Manpower Commission in 1943, and manager of the Spokane office of the Washington State Tax Commission in 1945. Maloney began working for the United States Post Office in Spokane in 1951 and retired as postmaster in 1964. Active in the Democratic Party, Maloney twice served as a presidential elector and was a treasurer of the Spokane County Democratic Party.
From the guide to the Joseph L. Maloney Papers, 1926-1968, (Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives)
